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Llama behavior--Non-verbal Talking-- and the reasons Llamas Spit!
- Llamas Spit as a means to 'change behavior' of the one being spit at!
- This could be over food, the best hay or grass, the best place to lay down, etc.
- When the female is not ready to breed (pregnant or not in cycle), she will spit at the male.
- Males (and to some degree females) spit when fightening over territory or over heirarchy.
- Llamas might spit when being pestered by other llamas or people--like in petting zoos.
- Llamas spit when hurt or threatened--by other llamas, attacks, or even getting a shot from the vet.
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| Left llama listening; middle llama warning others to stay away from food with ears back and nose up; front llama also warning with ears back. |
Extreme warning--head/nose up, ears back and body erect, tail raised--ready to do 'spit' battle over food. |
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After spitting, the llama hangs their mouth open ( and can drop their lower lip even more) to 'air out' their mouth from the taste/smell of the spit. |
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As I get better pictures of llama behavior, I will put them up so do check back. |
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Click here to go to Page 3 for more photos of llama parts and colorful eyes! |
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Here is a nice website for an article by Eric Huffman on 'Guanaco Behavior' with great photos from Chile of guanacos. http://www.alpacaregistry.net/journal/spr2000_09.html |
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